Opera visits Microsoft in preparation for Windows Vista

The Windows version of Opera makes use of some of the underlying components of the Windows platform. Windows Vista, Microsoft’s new OS, includes many changes to Windows, which may require some changes on Opera’s part.

Opera’s Chief Web Opener, David Storey, was among those who visited Microsoft this week, which leads me to think that Microsoft’s websites was also on the agenda. Many of Microsoft’s new “Live” websites (including the new Hotmail) don’t work in the Opera browser.

Hang out with the Opera guys
If you’d like to meet the group from Opera, they’ll be at the Seattle Opera User Group meeting tonight. More details here.

I’d love to finally see live.com stuff work in opera. I still haven’t gotten live search nor mail…. and I must say I’m very impressed with the recent offerings from microsoft… I just wish I didn’t have to get out of my favorite browser to use them 🙂

This is great news… Microsoft is catering to the developers more (even the ones that compete with their products)

xagggg

August 28, 2006 at 10:53 am

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Dark-Dx

October 15, 2006 at 5:11 pm

Yes! Live stuff on opera =P Now I can forget about IE :p

I reccomend OPERA THE BEST!

just_juice

January 7, 2007 at 8:02 am

i’m using opera on Windows Vista Ultimate Final.. and every time i start Opera, the Aero egine shuts down. i’m waiting forward for an update to opera.. or windows.. that will solve this solve this problem.

Steve

February 6, 2007 at 4:43 pm

I installed Windows Vista Ultimate, and Opera will not open; I keep getting a cryptic window that says, “Error Initializing Opera” with an OK button. I updated Opera to 9.10, with same results.
Anyone have any suggestions?